Howard Ehmke vs. Luis Mey — Career Comparison

Howard Ehmke
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Luis Mey
Gen ZD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Howard Ehmke built a career as a starting pitcher and Luis Mey as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Luis Mey posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.43 and WHIP 1.619 compared to 3.75 and 1.388 for Howard Ehmke. By the career numbers, Luis Mey had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Howard Ehmke and Luis Mey

Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Luis Mey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
1.36
Luis Mey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
9.86
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
1.08
Luis Mey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
0.53
Luis Mey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
0.53
Luis Mey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Luis Mey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Luis Mey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
0.63
Luis Mey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.06
Luis Mey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.04
Luis Mey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1174
3.75
Luis Mey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.43
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Luis Mey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Luis Mey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Luis Mey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Luis Mey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.221
0.221
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8462
27
Luis Mey
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2820.2
9
Luis Mey
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2873
9.17
Luis Mey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
7.29
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.17
9.17
Luis Mey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.29
7.29
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.33
Luis Mey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Luis Mey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Luis Mey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1042
3.32
Luis Mey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
7.29
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Mey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Luis Mey
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.29
7.29
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1030
3.29
Luis Mey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
9
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Luis Mey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Luis Mey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.735
0.735
Luis Mey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.09
Luis Mey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
0.44
Luis Mey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.03
Luis Mey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12110
38.64
Luis Mey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
41.14
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.22
Luis Mey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1425
4.55
Luis Mey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.43
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Luis Mey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Mey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Mey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Mey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.388
1.388
Luis Mey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.619
1.619
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10931
34.88
Luis Mey
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
33
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Luis Mey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Luis Mey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.64
38.64
Luis Mey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.14
41.14

Fielding Stats for Howard Ehmke and Luis Mey

Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Luis Mey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
Luis Mey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
9.86
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Mey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Mey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
27
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Mey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
9
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
Luis Mey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
853
Luis Mey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Luis Mey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1040
Luis Mey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.29
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
996
Luis Mey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.29
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.77
Luis Mey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.333
Luis Mey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Mey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
Luis Mey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Mey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Mey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Mey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Mey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Howard Ehmke and Luis Mey

Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Luis Mey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
429
236.58
Luis Mey
Career
Per 600 PA
23
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1088
600
Luis Mey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1009
556.43
Luis Mey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Luis Mey
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Luis Mey
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
210
115.81
Luis Mey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
91.54
Luis Mey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
20.96
Luis Mey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.31
Luis Mey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Mey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
24.26
Luis Mey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Luis Mey
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Mey
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Mey
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.32
32.72
Luis Mey
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
143.38
Luis Mey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
236
130.15
Luis Mey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Luis Mey
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Luis Mey
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Luis Mey
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Luis Mey
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Luis Mey
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Luis Mey
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Luis Mey
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
39.15
Luis Mey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
40.26
Luis Mey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
79.41
Luis Mey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.98
34.73
Luis Mey
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Mey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.34
Luis Mey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Mey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
111
61.21
Luis Mey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.8
9.8
Luis Mey
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Luis Mey
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
29.23
Luis Mey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Mey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Mey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.76
Luis Mey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.55
Luis Mey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.31
Luis Mey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83.33
83.33
Luis Mey
Career
Per 600 PA